MixMasters

Danny Harvey joins Steve Litscher to talk about his experiences as the FOH engineer for Beartooth. In addition to mixing Beartooth, Danny has worked with numerous touring acts, including Silverstein and Hawthorne Heights.

Danny is a "dLive guy" so Steve and Danny geek out over the platform and run through Danny's configuration and set-up.

Danny also works with Sonic Workshops, an online mentoring program targeted at people who are working in (or are interested in) live sound production. Check them out online at: www.sonicworkshops.co.uk

Charlie Bybee joins Steve Litscher to talk about his experiences and methodologies for mixing monitors for iconic bands that include: 5 Seconds of Summer, Rise Against, Trivium and others.

In addition to being a talented monitor engineer, Charlie Tour Manages and shares his thoughts and perspectives about the job.

Chris Pollock, FOH engineer for August Burns Red, sits down to talk with Steve Litscher about his mixing approach, techniques, and philosophies. Chris is known for having an exceptionally clean and dynamic front of house mix so be sure to pay attention as he shares a number of tips and tricks in this episode!

Bruce Reiter is a self-taught FOH engineer that has worked with an impressive array of bands including: Five Finger Death Punch, Static-X, Limp Bizkit, Powerman 5000, Stabbing Westward, Rancid and more. He's achieved hall-of-fame status and his mixes are second to none.

Bruce sits down to talk with MixMasters about how he got started in the industry, his mixing approach, how he tunes a PA, his microphone choices, and so much more. Bruce's mix philosophy is so elegantly straightforward; it's no wonder other MixMaster guests refer to him as the Zen Master of Mixing.

In this episode, Steve Litscher (FOH for Stitched Up Heart) sits down with Ashton Parsons (Monitors for Disturbed & so many others), Bryan Campbell (FOH for Breaking Benjamin), Drew Thornton (FOH for Billie Eilish) and Travis Wade (FOH for Dance Gavin Dance) to talk in-depth about latency and its impact on the mix.

From dealing with signals arriving to microphones at different points on the stage, to FOH timing, to manual delay compensation and Waves processing, the group shares their experiences, tips, tricks, and theories about all things latency.

Jon is a world-class FOH engineer who has spent a significant portion of his career working at the world-famous Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan. He has also toured with Taproot as their FOH engineer.

We talk about his experience in the live sound industry, including taking an in-depth look into the Machine Shop and how he manages to make that room sound so darned good.

Jon is an absolute genius when it comes to mixing (and other things) – don’t miss this episode!

Sam Abernathy is the FOH engineer for Fozzy but has also worked with Stuck Mojo, and Like A Storm as well as several popular Atlanta-based clubs (The Masquerade, etc).

Listen in as Sam talks about his earlier days - playing guitar and mixing on a Presonus board before finding his way into the Fozzy camp. We talk in-depth about the M32 and try to learn how he achieves such an amazing sound from a prosumer desk.

Sam is one of the industry's best FOH engineers - he creates a powerful and dynamic mix without beating-up the listener. As Sam puts it, he like's to "mix like it's a big 'ole hug." Thanks Sam!

Dave Gordon wears many hats - FOH and Monitor engineer, tour manager, production manager, bandwagon driver, drum tech, backline tech and more...whew!!

He's worked with bands that include: Stryper, Ross The Boss, Metal Allegiance, Let Us Prey, and Kaleido. In this episode, Dave talks about his musical history, the importance of being friendly, working with house consoles, and so much more.

Steve has toured with Dave, so be prepared for some entertaining stories and plenty of friendly banter!

Ashton Parsons joins MixMasters Podcast to talk everything live sound, FOH, monitors and more. We go deep into talking about Disturbed, Black Label Society, mixing consoles, drum microphones, and so much more. It's an unbelievably great episode - Ashton is a legend and this podcast should not be missed!